Using the AgentX Protocol

The AgentX protocol is supported in the System Management Agent. By default, the System Management Agent ships with a secure profile, that is, read–only access. AgentX allows interaction with third party subagents, provided that these subagents support AgentX over Unix Domain Sockets. For security reasons, AgentX is not supported over TCP/UDP. For more information on the AgentX protocol, see http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2741.txt

Edit the main /etc/sma/snmp/snmpd.conf configuration file to configure the System Management Agent to use the AgentX protocol. By default, the AgentX protocol is disabled. The following procedure describes how to enable the AgentX protocol.

To Enable the AgentX Protocol

1. As root, edit the main /etc/sma/snmp/snmpd.conf configuration file.

   Add the following line:

   master agentx

2. Restart the System Management Agent.

   # svcadm restart svc:/application/management/sma:default

See Also

Various other options can be set for the AgentX protocol. For example, you can set the timeout period for AgentX requests. These options are described in the snmpd.conf(4) man page.